Cantilever 5

Source: Daici Ano archdaily.com

J’s vis Aile, Nagakute-cho, Japan, 2007 designed by atelier KUU

This is a hideaway-type of beauty salon planned for a suburban area. The shop would offer customers an esthetic service for physical and mental health from a variety of options.The site is located within a new urban development.The site is adjacent to untouched natural forest areas. -- ArchDaily

Source: Michael Moran archdaily.com

Writing Studio, Bellport, New York, USA, 2008 designed by Andrew Berman Architect

The library space is at the top of the stairs, apparently set in the tree canopy of the woods. The library was conceived as a tranquil day-lit space for reading, writing, and thought. Light fills the room from above, and animates the space with the changing brightness and color of the day. -- ArchDaily

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House in Garrison, Garrison, New York, USA, 2008 designed by Toshiko Mori Architect

Two distinct volumes clad in concrete, masonry, and glass differentiate public space from private space in this steel-framed residence; both offer views of the surrounding river and mountains. The private upper volume cantilevers 17 feet beyond the lower public volume.  -- Record House 2009

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View Hill House, Yarra Valley, Australia, 2011 designed by Denton Corker Marshall

Surrounded by the mountains of the Great Dividing Range, Denton’s sculptural, telescopic house combines two simple rectilinear volumes, one balancing perpendicularly atop the other and cantilevering 29 feet to the south and 19 to the north. The lower bar is clad in Cor-Ten steel, while the upper is wrapped in black powder-coated aluminum. -- Architectural record

Source: Brad Feinknopf archdaily.com

Waccabuc House, Waccabuc, New York, USA, 2011 designed by Chan-li Lin

Building within the small footprint of the original structure and elevating and cantilevering the larger second floor proved advantageous, minimizing both the site disturbance as well as the development costs. No trees were removed and the existing drive, site walls, well and septic systems were reused. The second floor structure is a pair of lightweight floor-height steel trusses supported on six columns pinned to the rock ledge below. The cantilevered ends extend twenty feet beyond the supports, forming a carport to the east and a covered porch to the west. -- ArchDaily

Source: Leonardo Finotti archdaily.com

PV House, Itu – São Paulo, Brasil, 2011 designed by Sério Sampaio Arquitetura + Planejamento

The house adapts to the terrain uphill subdivided into three functional sectors; services downstairs, a “terrace” for social and leisure activities in the intermediate floor and finally the intimate area in the pavilion suspended superior. -- ArchDaily

Source: Nic Granleese archdaily.com

Hill House, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2012 designed by Andrew Maynard Architects

Strategically the architectural celebration of the pure cantilevered form acts pragmatically as the passive solar eave to the outdoor space below, cutting out summer sun, while letting winter sun flood in. -- ArchDaily

Source: Sandro Lendler archdaily.com

Nest & Cave House, Opatija, Croatia, 2012 designed by Idis Turato

....the house consists of an entrenched concrete bunker (the sleeping area) on which a steel spatial grid structure is placed and which elongates into a 17 meter long console. Despite it being constructed within a reductive registry of functions, with only two structural elements and with its apparent division into the sleeping and living area, the house creates a wondrous, ever shifting experience and interspaces. This is achieved by a simple dislocation of the upper segment in relation to the lower one and by inscribing it into the depth of the parcel. -- ArchDaily

Source: Charalambos Loizides archdaily.com

Residence in Larissa, Nikaia, Larissa, Greece designed by Potiropoulos D+L Architects

The raw materials used on the shell – exposed concrete and wood – amplify the symbiotic affinity between building and nature whilst the rhythm of the vertical and horizontal openings encourages the dialogue with the natural light, providing in parallel conditions of desirable privacy. -- ArchDaily

Source: Shinsuke Kera / Urban Arts archdaily.com

House in Minamikarasuyama, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan, 2013 designed by atelier HAKO architects

In the front road side, a certain distance for a buffer to the passer and neighbors was kept by providing the open space that has full width of the site under the cantilever building. -- ArchDaily

Source: Yannick Milpas archdaily.com

House VRT, Tielt, 3390 Tielt-Winge, Belgium, 2013 designed by DE JAEGHERE Architectuuratelier

The house consists of a basic composition of two designed boxes in which the living and sleeping spaces are located. It was the owner’s firm request to create a strong relationship between the house and its garden and to allow a lot of light to enter the house. -- ArchDaily

Source: Michael Evans archdaily.com

Evans House, Tunuyán, Mendoza Province, Argentina, 2014 designed by A4ESTUDIO

On top of the basement, the house arranges the diurnal areas, placing the viewer in a dominant position, framing views of the landscape. -- ArchDaily

Cantilever 4

Source: Luís Prieto Sáenz de Tejada archdaily.com

Ornithological Observatory, Logroño, Spain, 2009 designed by Manuel Fonseca Gallego

The piece rests on top of the hill and crosses the forest’s mass with a powerful cantilever (12 m approx.), poking surprisingly between the vegetation, surpassing the river’s vertical edge.  -- ArchDaily

Source; Alexa Rainer archdaily.com

The Timmelsjoch Experience, Brenner Pass, Italy, 2010 designed by Werner Tscholl Architects

The concrete structure on the North Tyrolean side juts out like an erratic boulder into the South Tyrolean side, underlining the cross-border nature of the Timmelsjoch Experience. The “Ice Cave” inside the museum pays tribute to the pioneers of the High Alpine Road and their remarkable accomplishment. -- ArchDaily

Source: FG+SG – Fernando Guerra, Sergio Guerra archdaily.com

Almazan Main Square, Almazán, Soria, Spain designed by ch+qs arquitectos

Important point of the proposal were the two new viewpoints that  “sew” the square with the beautiful surrounding landscape: one in San Miguel of the wall, with access from the Main Square, overlooking the landscape, and another on the river Duero, with access from Round River which completes the action in perimeter zones. Like the ladder, the viewpoints in the scene were conceived as timeless architectural elements. The choice of wood as main material and the use of a cantilevered structure that minimizes contact with existing buildings, enabling integration of these new buildings respecting the historical perspective of Almazan. -- ArchDaily

Cantilever 3

Source: Pedro Pegenaute archdaily.com

Swimming Pools For Vigo University, Orense, Spain, 2008 designed by Francisco Mangado

The platform is designed with bold projections supported by a strong base that, aside from spanning the existing drops, shapes the pools and contains all the water treatment services and necessary systems for the correct performance of the program. The contrast between this massive, topographic base and the cantilevering light glass surfaces surrounding the public level of swimming pools is one the basic formal arguments of the project. -- ArchDaily

Source: Thomas Jorion archdaily.com

Cultural Center Pontault Combault, Pontault Combault, France, 2008 designed by Archi5

The volume of the exhibition hall extends over the axis of the volume of the theater. Taking advantage of the slope, suspended, dominating the public space without exceeding the ceiling of the adjacent buildings. -- ArchDaily

Source: Michael Calderwood archdaily.com

Cinepolis Headquarters, Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico, 2009 designed by KMD Architects

The composition is arranged in a four level solution that incorporates a strikingly bold design feature of two balancing volumes, which appear to defy gravity. Architectural and structural design are integrated into an iconic design which features cantilevers of up to 135 feet, which make it one of the world’s longest of its class.  -- ArchDaily

Source: Batlle I Roig Arquitectes archdaily.com

Nursery In The Jardines De Malaga, Barcelona, Spain, 2010 designed by Batlle i Roig Arquitectes

The need for playgrounds and porches on both levels was solved with a structural offset in section. The classroom access is done, in both levels, trough a wide corridor illuminated by a patio attached to the neighbor division wall. The entrance, located at one end of the volume, was protected by another offset of the superior volume that created a cantilever over the access. -- ArchDaily

Source: Kyu Sung Woo Architects

10 Akron Street at Memorial Drive, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA designed by Kyu Sung Woo Architects

The new housing acts as a gateway to both the southern edge of Harvard’s Cambridge campus and to Harvard’s new developing initiatives in Allston across the Western Avenue Bridge. The building’s various scales and courtyard space mediate between the river and the City of Cambridge. The 177,000 sf building houses 215 beds, a Faculty Director’s Suite, several common & study lounges, a Multi-Purpose room, and an underground parking facility. -- architect's web site

winner of the 2011 Harleston Parker Medal for Architectural Excellence

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Source: Hanspeter Schiess archdaily.com

Innsbruck Trade Fair A, Innsbruck, Austria, 2011 designed by ARGE CNBZ Architects

A large and solid construction is laying on the new single-storey exhibition hall repeats the dimension of the old hall as a significant building end and takes over the functions of entrance hall and event hall [1500 people]. Its cantiliver of 25 m creates a signal effect and defines the generously roofed main entrance of the new fair. -- ArchDaily

Source: Yao Li archdaily.com

Lintong Zhiyang Cultural Park, Sevilla, Spain, 2012 designed by Lacime Architectural Design

The first block included management committee office buildings, city planning exhibition hall and tourism cultural center. The second block consist of traditional commercial Pedestrian Street and culture club. The third block was designed as central water- feature area that connects three blocks together. -- ArchDaily

Source: Yoshihiro Koitani archdaily.com

Harvest Elementary School, Calle Francisco Alcocer Pozo, Candiles, Querétaro, Mexico, 2012 designed by Zendejas Arquitectos + Marván Arquitectos + Martinez Arquitecto

Composed of a superposition of metal boxes interrelated, has a clear configuration in each of this elements, allowing a functional and harmonious organization for each of the educational levels. -- ArchDaily

Source: Fernando Alda archdaily.com

Housing Complex in Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain, 2013 designed by DL+A Arquitectos Asociados

....in every tower an upper public space reflects the highest degree of intimacy between the users of the different towers… a proprietary of one of those could invite its neighbors from the others to his watchtower, to his finger, outdoor spaces pointing to each other talking about invisible relationships such as smoking, chatting, stargazing. -- ArchDaily

Source: Jasmin Schuller archdaily.com

Doninpark, Vienna, Austria, 2013 designed by LOVE architecture and urbanism

The ground floor of the building houses a shopping zone that faces the subway stop, while the first and second floors feature office space and a gym. The third floor upwards is residential quarters. The apartments are oriented towards the east or west and can be accessed via a central aisle. Each residential unit is equipped with a balcony, loggia or alcove. The loggias are on the east side, thereby creating a distance to the street space. -- ArchDaily

Source: Sebastián Crespo archdaily.com

UNASUR Building, Quito, Ecuador, 2014 designed by Diego Guayasamin

The proposal of a solid core of reinforced concrete where two large metal trusses were anchored in a way of an habitable beam. The structure results in a positive, proactive and strong iconic image system. This scheme is also largest armor flown in South America with 55 mts. without support, modeling technology, drive and creativity. -- ArchDaily

Cantilever 2

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TongXian Gatehouse, Beijing, China 2003 designed by Office dA

The gatehouse will serve as an entry into the site, and includes apartments and double-height studios for two artists-in-residence. -- architect's web site

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Element house, Anyang Park, Anyang, Seúl, Republic of Korea 2006 designed by Sami Rintala

Main space is a larger steel cube. Four smaller wooden rooms are connected to this space in different floors. In each of these small rooms there is the presence of one nature element; In cellar water, on courtyard soil, in first floor fire and in the attic air.  -- ArchDaily

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Amalia House, Styria, Austria, 2007 designed by GRID Architects

Located on top of a hill in Styria, overlooking the valley of Kirchbach Amalia offers space for up to six people, without having to spare any comfort.

Organised in 2 levels, one of them split, she lets the landscape float in and gives view to her surrounding from everywhere within. -- ArchDaily

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Metamorphosis 1, Tunquén, Casablanca, Chile 2008 designed by Jose Ulloa Davet + Delphine Ding

The project is organized according to a new helical path which, through the extension of an existing deck and the overhang of the new room, allows the user to go up to two new panoramic terraces on the house.  -- ArchDaily

Source: Shigeru Fuse archdaily.com

House in Abiko, Abiko, Chiba pref., Japan 2011 designed by fuse-atelier

....the upper structure was cantilevered. Then, the walls in varying volumes and the roof slab were made into three-dimensional continuous slanted surface and the stress transmission was rationalized, which became a characteristic form.  -- ArchDaily

Cantilever

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Rusakov Workers’ Club, Moscow, Russia, 1928 designed by Konstantin Melnikov

The collapse of the old regime in Russia that took place with the Revolution of 1917 was followed by an artistic period of powerful activity in formal experimentation directed at the establishment of a creative language capable of expressing the new ideals and aspirations of Soviet Society. Konstantin Melnikov’s Rusakov Workers’ Club in Moscow shows an intense fascination with dramatic structure, in this case through bold cantilevered seating constructed of reinforced concrete.  -- ArchDaily

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Everson Museum, Syracuse, New York, USA, 1968 designed by I.M. Pei

gallery space was fragmented into four large boxes interconnected around an atrium sculpture court, each box with a different volume and ceiling height to accept the variety of objects to come.

The four cantilevered boxes rise up from a 5-foot podium which houses museum services and other spaces designed for public access after the main galleries are closed.  -- architect's web site

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Source: Te-Ming Chang

Institute of Contemporary Art(ICA), Boston, USA, 2006 designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro

The ICA rises like a giant periscope, its lens hovering tantalizingly at the brink. Engaging the water is so key to the scheme that the structure’s landside—its main approach—almost feels like its rear.  -- Architectural Record

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University College Ostfold Halden, Remmen in Halden, Norway, 2006 designed by Reiulf Ramstad Architects

The design is based on simple geometrical prisms, lines and slabs composed into a complex lay-out of rooms and functions. Critical functions and lines of communication are emphasised and the building expresses a balance of functional efficiency and open perspectives.  -- ArchDaily

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Petter Dass Museum, Alstahaug, Norway, 2007 designed by Snøhetta

The granite walls frame the glass-enclosed ground floor, which is level with that of the medieval church. There is no disputing the hovering, dynamic quality of the museum’s curving form; its zinc-sheathed, steel-framed upper level cantilevers out 23 feet at front and back, arching upward to a height of 32 feet above grade, in resonance with the curvature of ridge terrain, but clearly rising above it. -- Architectural Record.

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Danilovskiy Fort, Moscow, Russia, 2008 designed by Sergey Skuratov Architects

The business center is composed of three different storied vertically oriented volumes based on single story flat ground floor. Clear and rational layout idea is softened by complicated plastic forms of facades. Active rhythm of differently sized windows that accrues and fades relieves from standard boredom and monotony so inherent to architecture of all business centers. -- ArchDaily

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Museum Liaunig, Neuhaus, Carinthia, Austria, 2008 designed by Querkraft

The museum liaunig projects out on two sides over steep-sided ground, high up in the landscape. A cut through the hill marks a precise intervention in nature.

Planted into the site the new museum emerges more like a work of landart. Only a small part of the outstretched museum building is visible.

Cut through the hill, the main body of the museum slices through a densely-wooded, steep-sided embankment, providing an unparalleled view over the river drau seventy meters below. -- ArchDaily

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De Oostvaarders, Alemere, The Netherlands, 2009 designed by Drost + van Veen architecten

In order to minimize a disruption in the surrounding natural environment, the buildingtime was reduced to a minimum. Therefore, the building is constructed in prefab, massive, wooden walls and floors. The LenoTec walls are fabricated in Finnland. The use of these prefabricated elements made an eight meter overhang over the lake possible. In addition, wood is a light material with a high isolation. The natural expression of this material remains visible in the interior, like in a wooden cottage.  -- ArchDaily

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Pitagora Museum, Crotone, Italy, 2011 designed by OBR

The architecture of the museum sought to create a new landscape morphologically rooted to the ground, through a partially hypo-epigean space that integrates the museum into the mountain through continuous coverage with the existing topography, underlining the profile of the hill.-- ArchDaily

Source: Chen Su archdaily.com

Huludao Beach Exhibit Center, Huludao, Liaoning, China, 2011 designed by META – Project

Experiencing the sea horizon from multiple levels becomes the buibing’s own demand, such concept is deducted to a key section: to float the front 2/3 of the building – creating a cantilevered floor for the “stage” to catch more public attention, at the same time offering a covered space for outdoor event; and additionally, a roof-top viewing deck opening to the entire surroundings. -- ArchDaily

Source: Werner Huthmacher archdaily.com

Celtic Museum, Glauburg, Germany, 2011 designed by kadawittfeldarchitektur

The Celtic Museum is a clearly contoured and distinct volume, blending in with the surrounding landscape. Partly inserted into the slope, it projects itself towards the burial mound. Its vital function as an element of the landscape, the museum building amplifies the burial mound’s leading role. Underneath the main volume, one finds the foyer and the café and adjoining rooms as well. Here begins and ends the exploration of the museum’s archaeological trail.  -- ArchDaily

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Museum of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK, 2011 designed by 3XN

The result is a dynamic low-rise structure which enters into a respectful dialogue with the harbour promenade’s taller historical buildings. This interaction facilitates a modern and lively urban space. The design is reminiscent of the trading ships which at one time dominated the harbour, while the façade’s relief pattern puts forward a new interpretation of the historical architectural detail in the ‘Three Graces.’ The enormous gabled windows open up towards the City and the Harbour, and therefore symbolically draw history into the Museum, while at the same time allow the curious to look in. -- ArchDaily

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New Cultural Centre, Madrid, Spain, 2011 designed by FÜNDC

The project has a couple of unprecedented design solutions such as ‘mega-tree-pots’ and a transformable hall. The pots allow for the growth of medium-large trees above underground parking, making possible green areas where usually just hard squares are found. The hall allows for an use modification on the cultural building program, as it can switch between exhibition promenade and auditorium mode, through the manipulation of movable floor decks.  -- ArchDaily

 Source: Matthew Carbone archdaily.com

Milstein Hall at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA, 2011 designed by OMA

Featuring a unique hybrid truss system of 1,200 tons of steel to support two dramatic cantilevers Milstein Hall provides a must needed connection between the existing Sibley and Rand Hall.  Professor Mark Cruvellier shared  -- ArchDaily

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Source: Jose Campos archdaily.com

International Centre for the Arts Jose de Guimarães, Guimarães, Portugal, 2012 designed by Pitagoras Arquitectos

The new building takes a radically different language, by contrast with its surroundings, both from the standpoint of their language and image, discrete, repetitive, as well as by the succession of volumes, with full and empty, marked by the juxtaposition of contrasting surfaces. This series of volumes and dissonant elements, which result from decomposition of the initial volume, was originated by the need to create a variety of different spaces in the exhibition area, creating a tension evident in the volume of the building and the relationship with the space of the square, making it the main feature of its design. -- ArchDaily

Source: Masao Nishikawa archdaily.com

ChangSha Vanke Club House, Changsha, Hunan, China, 2013 designed by Tsushima Design Studio

....a clean box looming atop the green hill by XiangJiang, gleaming at night to guide the walker-by. -- ArchDaily